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In May of 1943, a force of 11,000 Americans landed on Attu. They were met with the bone-chilling cold of the Alaskan winter and found themselves battling the unforgiving tundra as much as the Japanese themselves. The 3-week battle was one of the bloodiest in ... [WWII Alaska: Aleutian Islands campaign: Attu, Kiska islands]
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2,351 Japanese soldiers were found dead; only 28 surrendered. 549 out of 15,000 US soldiers were killed; 1,100 were wounded. 60,000 of the kiri leaflets were dropped over Attu and Kiska before troops landed on Attu in May 1943. The American Air Force regularly bombed and leafleted the Japanese garrisons.
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By 0930, the Americans had spotted the Japanese and were closing on the targets, now packed with rearmed and refueling planes. ... The Japanese landed on the islands of Attu and Kiska in western Alaska. The occupation was unopposed. This would be the only land taken by the Axis in North American during the entire war.
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Hawaii had a good number of people of Japanese decent, and their loyalty was questioned -- although no cases of espionage by Japanese-Americans had been uncovered. ... On December 10, Japanese troops invaded Guam and landed at various points in the Philippines, including Luzon and Mindanao. On December 15 they landed...
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Our side consisted of cruisers, destroyers and six ancient S boats, and it seems fair to say the only thing they encountered was miserable weather, although later the submarines, reinforced by eight fleet boats and additional S boats from the Atlantic, effectively cut the Japanese supply lines to Attu and Kiska,
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The modifications suggested by the Finance Committee amend the tax treatment of payments to the Aleuts in title III to conform with the treatment of payments to the Japanese-Americans in title II.
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In 1943, however, military attorneys argued otherwise, maintaining the threat was serious and justified a racial curfew on those of Japanese descent (including Japanese Americans). ... Attu and Kiska are in fact west of Oahu, and would be west of the international date line if the line didn't bend around them.
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By May 1942 the Philippines were in Japanese hands. Striking toward Australia and New Zealand, Japanese forces landed in New Guinea, ... A Japanese task force also invaded and occupied Attu, Agattu, and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands off the Alaskan coast of North America. Ultimately, however, the war became a naval struggle...
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Later, when PWB asked for FELO members to strengthen their combat teams, nine Australians were attached to the Americans. ... The American Air Force regularly bombed and leafleted the Japanese garrisons. 60,000 of the kiri leaflets were dropped over Attu and Kiska before troops landed on Attu in May 1943.
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